Pork and More Pork at POKENBIR

 I visited my friend for lunch at her office building, and she suggested this place called POKENBIR. Another friend has told me about this place before, so I just said yes. POKENBIR, located on the ground floor of Lippo Kuningan building offers mostly pork on its menu.

안녕하세요!

Annyeonghaseyo! I just came back from South Korea a few days ago and it was still freezing there, -2°C when the plane landed. Usually I plan a trip and and buy the flight ticket months before and actually I have this thought of coming back to South Korea since my first visit, but I never knew when to realize it. This time, I was a bit spontaneous. I decided to fly alone and I just bought the ticket for this trip around 3 weeks before my departure, I applied for the visa 2 weeks before, and planned everything in between the those two weeks span. I'll write a few posts regarding this trip, but meanwhile I'm contemplating on what and how to write, just enjoy a few pictures. You could also take a look on my instagram account @niyaoke for some photos I posted while I was on the trip.

Middle Eastern, Moroccan, and Turkish Delicacies at MAROUSH - Crowne Plaza Hotel

MAROUSH is a restaurant located on the second floor of Crowne Plaza Hotel. This Morrocan themed restaurant serves Middle Eastern cuisines like Indian, Moroccan, and the lastest one, Turkish. MAROUSH is also complemented with a Champagne Bar and Sheesha Lounge.

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 13 & 14 Osaka Shopping Heaven - Shinsaibashi Suji & Dotonbori

I spent the last two days of my Japan trip around Namba area, to be more specific, Shinsaibashi Shopping Street and Dotonbori. If you are a shopaholic, you would go crazy for this spot. Those lines of stores and restaurants will make you go back and forth along the road and alleys. You will also meet hundreds of neon lights and mechanized signs of restaurants those will attract your eyes.

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 12 Fushimi Inari Taisha & Ichiran Ramen (Kyoto)

It was Sunday and we woke up a little bit late. Our first destination that day was Fushimi Inari-Taisha (Shrine), you might have seen the pictures of this place a lot. A place with rows of orange torii gates. From our guesthouse we walked to Kiyomizu-Gojo Station for a train ride straight to Fushimi-Inari Station.

MAMA MALAKA New Branch at One Belpark

Rupanya yang namanya mall masih terus bertambah di Jakarta, salah satunya One Belpark di bilangan Fatmawati, Jakarta Selatan. Beberapa waktu lalu saya mampir di mall ini, dan masih banyak tenant yang belum buka. Kebanyakan tenant di tempat ini adalah restoran, dan salah satu yang sudah buka adalah MAMA MALAKA. Restoran yang menyajikan kuliner peranakan ini mungkin sudah tidak asing lagi karena telah memiliki cabang di beberapa mall di Jakarta, salah satunya yang sering saya lewati di Grand Indonesia. What's cooking inside MAMA MALAKA?

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 11 Half Day Trip to Nara, Smile Burger - Kyoto

A few more posts to conclude this Japan trip series! It was a cloudy Saturday morning when we went to Nara from Kyoto. We rode the trains via Keihan Main Line & Kintetsu Kyoto Line those costed us 1,540 JPY for a return trip. It took around an hour from Kyoto to reach Nara via train. Nara (previously known as Heijo) was the first permanent capital city of Japan. As the first capital city, Nara is also known as the home of many historical treasures including some of Japan's oldest and largest temple.